钟小文主要讨论的对象为叶家山西剧墓地出土日用陶器。通过对陶器形制的分析,与随枣走廊及周边地区材料的比较,大体判断这些陶器年代在西周早期至中期偏早阶段。由此推定叶家山大部分墓葬的年代在西周早期,但M46和M55可能晚到中期偏早。叶家山墓地日用陶器体现出强烈的周文化因素,也包含了本地因素和部分商文化因素。
The study focuses on the domestic pottery unearthed in the tombs of Western Zhou Dynasty of YEJIASHAN. The typological study of the pottery indicates an early to middle Western Zhou Dynasty time frame. By comparing the raw materials between other pottery uncovered from the SUI-ZHOU-ZAOYANG corridor, the chronology of the tombs of YEJIASHAN suggest an early Western Zhou Dynasty origin, while M46, M55 belong to the middle Western Zhou Dynasty. The domestic pottery not only expresses a strong influence of the Zhou culture but also incorporated some aboriginal and Shang cultural features.